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* (...) We have recently talked to Trish about how to code our comfort care patients and using the DC treatment box is often the case. If the patients death is not expected imminently we use the code for palliative care. It is confusing because the term palliative can mean many things. [[User:GHall|GHall]] 19:11, 8 May 2008 (CDT) | * (...) We have recently talked to Trish about how to code our comfort care patients and using the DC treatment box is often the case. If the patients death is not expected imminently we use the code for palliative care. It is confusing because the term palliative can mean many things. [[User:GHall|GHall]] 19:11, 8 May 2008 (CDT) | ||
**I believe that we should all be coding the same. I personally talked to Trish about the use of the DC treatment box for patients that death was expected imminently and she agreed that palliative would not be appropriate.So as far as I know you should use the DC treatment box.[[User:GHall|GHall]] 13:17, 4 July 2008 (CDT) | **I believe that we should all be coding the same. I personally talked to Trish about the use of the DC treatment box for patients that death was expected imminently and she agreed that palliative would not be appropriate.So as far as I know you should use the DC treatment box.[[User:GHall|GHall]] 13:17, 4 July 2008 (CDT) | ||
***the course of events is not always predictable after the withdrawal of life support treatment. Some patients may die immediately after cessation of ventilator or vassopressor support, while others may survive for hours or even days. who? [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 01:32, 28 November 2008 (CST) | |||
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***any patient who has life support treatment withdrawn (DC TX) is also palliative throughout this process. Therefore if death is immediate after stopping life support then there is no need to code palliative.who? [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 01:32, 28 November 2008 (CST) | ***any patient who has life support treatment withdrawn (DC TX) is also palliative throughout this process. Therefore if death is immediate after stopping life support then there is no need to code palliative.who? [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 01:32, 28 November 2008 (CST) | ||
***If death is not immediate after the stopping of life support(DC TX), then use code palliative who? [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 01:32, 28 November 2008 (CST) | ***If death is not immediate after the stopping of life support(DC TX), then use code palliative who? [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 01:32, 28 November 2008 (CST) | ||